Golf, by TourMiss

A Blackpool golfer got the surprise of this life and all thanks to the enormous generosity of four-time Major winning Rory McIlroy who agreed to send Barry Edwards a new driver. Edwards, 40 is a self-employed builder who lives on the north side of Blackpool, started a Facebook conversation with the world-renowned golfer, he never realised that he would end up being promised on of McIlroy’s prized clubs! McIlroy, who has 960,000 followers on social media, had a few, idle moments away from his ...

Lucas Bjerregaard posted a second consecutive 66 on Friday to open up a three shot lead at the BMW Masters in Shanghai. The Dane came agonisingly close to his first European Tour win the last time he was in China three weeks ago as he finished a shot behind Justin Rose at the UBS Hong Kong Open. And he was once again in contention at Lake Malaren Golf Club with an inward nine of 31 helping him get to 12 under and establish a comfortable cushion over Thongchai Jaidee and Sergio Garcia. The 24 year ...

Spain’s Sergio Garcia wasted little time signalling his intentions by going straight to the top of the leader board in his first appearance in the BMW Masters at Lake Malaren in Shanghai. Garcia equalled his lowest round on The European Tour this season to take a one shot lead with a sizzling 64 that included nine birdies and one clear of the duo of Byeong-hun An and Victor Dubuisson. With Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy not playing at Lake Malaren Golf Club, this week presents an opportunity ...

Springbok Thriston Lawrence has been crowned MENA Tour No. 1 at the close of the season-ending Tour Championship in the UAE. Lawrence produced a last round 70 to share sixth place that was good enough to secure the title. England’s Scott Campbell held his nerve in demanding windy conditions to win the tournament. Starting t01he day one shot in front, Campbell closed with a two-under 69 to finish at 15-under for his maiden win since turning professional three years South Africa’s Tyler Hogarty, ...

Double Major winning Martin Kaymer has set himself the goal of winning at least one tournament in his remaining two Race to Dubai events this season starting at this week’s BMW Masters at Lake Malaren in Shanghai. After an impressive 2014 season yielded two of golf’s biggest titles – the US Open Championship and the Players Championship on the US PGA Tour – the German has so far not managed to add to his trophy collection in 2015. “Overall, the season so far, I wouldn’t rate great ...

England amateur James Allan stormed his way towards potential MENA Tour history with a second-round 66  on day two of the MENA Golf Tour Championship. Allan is bidding to become the first amateur to win a MENA Golf Tour event and mixed four birdies and an eagle with a lone bogey to reach nine under for the tournament. He trails four shots behind his compatriot Scott Campbell, who shot the day’s best score, a seven-under 64, to top the leaderboard. Craig Hinton fired back-to-back 65s to sit ...

Rory McIlroy’s new romance seems to be getting along extremely well if the appearance of new girlfriend Erica Stroll out in China last week is any indication. So much so The Irish Herald has today run the following heart-warming story written jointly by  Melanie Finn and Caitlin McBride that clearly would not be out of place in any of the world’s leading ‘women’s’ magazines. The PGA employee (29) has been pictured for the first time cheering on McIlroy (26), at the ...